JCI AMBULATORY CARE : 2015
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JOINT COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION STANDARDS FOR AMBULATORY CARE
19-02-2015
Section I: Accreditation Participation Requirements
1) Accreditation Participation Requirements (APR)
Section II: Patient-Centered Standards
1) International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG)
Goal 1: Identify Patients Correctly
Goal 2: Improve Effective Communication
Goal 3: Improve the Safety of High-Alert Medications
Goal 4: Ensure Correct-Site, Correct-Procedure,
Correct- Patient Surgery
Goal 5: Reduce the Risk of Health Care–Associated Infections
Goal 6: Reduce the Risk of Patient Harm Resulting from Falls
2) Access to Care and Continuity of Care (ACC)
I - Access to Care
II - Coordination and Continuity of Care
III - Referral, Transfer, and Follow-Up
3) Patient and Family Rights (PFR)
I - Informed Consent
4) Assessment of Patients (AOP)
I - Laboratory Services
II - Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Services
5) Care of Patients (COP)
I - Care Delivery for All Patients
II - Care of High-Risk Patients and Provision of High-Risk Services
III - Resuscitation Services
IV - Food and Nutrition Therapy
V - Pain Management
VI - End-of-Life Care
6) Anesthesia and Surgical Care (ASC)
I - Organization and Management
II - Procedural Sedation Care
III - Anesthesia Care
IV - Surgical Care
7) Medication Management and Use (MMU)
I - Organization and Management
8) Patient and Family Education (PFE)
Section III: Health Care Organization Management Standards
1) Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QPS)
2) Prevention and Control of Infections (PCI)
3) Governance, Leadership, and Direction (GLD)
I - Governance of the Organization
II - Chief Executive/Managing Director(s) Accountabilities
III - Organization Leadership Accountabilities
IV - Organization Leadership for Quality and Patient Safety
V - Organization Leadership for Contracts
VI - Organization Leadership for Resource Decisions
VII - Department/Service Leaders’ Accountabilities
VIII - Organizational and Clinical Ethics
IX - Health Care Professional Education and Human Subjects Research
4) Facility Management and Safety (FMS)
I - Safety and Security
II - Hazardous Materials
III - Fire Safety
IV - Medical Technology
V - Utility Systems
VI - Staff Education
5) Staff Qualifications and Education (SQE)
I – Planning
II - Medical Staff
III - Nursing Staff
IV - Other Health Care Practitioners
6) Management of Information (MOI)
I - Information Management
II - Management and Implementation of Documents
III - Patient Clinical Record
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